Sunday, April 20, 2014

I spent part of Easter Sunday hanging out with the barn owl nestling in the barn on our ranch in southwestern Oregon.

One of the parent owls perches on a nearby rafter. In owls, as with other raptors, the female is typically the larger of the mated pair.

Notice the small owlet at bottom right. He was very shy and I only saw him a few times. The nest now has five baby owls. If the rodent population stays strong the owls could continue to add to their family.

A pair of barn owl owlets snuggle in their nest box in the top of an old barn on a farm near Elkton, Ore., on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Barn owns are the most widely distributed species of owl in the world.

I tried, but couldn't get all four of the owlets in one picture. Maybe next time.